So Solly

Kim Jong (Mentally) Il is sorry:

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il expressed regret about his country's nuclear test to a Chinese delegation and said Pyongyang would return to international nuclear talks if Washington backs off a campaign to financially isolate the country, a South Korean newspaper reported Friday.

"If the U.S. makes a concession to some degree, we will also make a concession to some degree, whether it be bilateral talks or six-party talks," Kim was quoted as telling a Chinese envoy, the mass- circulation Chosun Ilbo reported, citing a diplomatic source in China.

Kim told the Chinese delegation that "he is sorry about the nuclear test," the newspaper reported.

Kim was used to the Clinton/Carter way of doing things where his bad deeds were rewarded with bribes and all kinds of cool free nuclear stuff. It doesn't sound like he's enjoying the Bush/Rice/Bolton method of dealing with him.